What color is #AEBAD9?

#AEBAD9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEBAD9?

The RGB value is 174, 186, 217: 174 red, 186 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEBAD9?

The complementary color is #D9CDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEBAD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEBAD9 color

#AEBAD9 rgb(174, 186, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEBAD9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.9% green and 85.1% blue (174, 186, 217).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#AEBAD9 color codes

HEX	`#AEBAD9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 186, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.53, 2.36, -16.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.53, 17.09, 277.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.536, 49.125, 72.61)`
Decimal	`11451097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEBAD9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AEBAD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEBAD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AEBAD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aebad9; }
.text { color: #aebad9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aebad9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 186 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aebad9, #b8aed9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AEBAD9?: #AEBAD9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEBAD9?: The RGB value is 174, 186, 217: 174 red, 186 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEBAD9?: The complementary color is #D9CDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEBAD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.